托福聽力成語精選(2)

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83.save one's breath--keep silent because talking will not help
    84.hold up--(1)delay;hinder
     (2)endure,last
    85.have one's hands full--be very busy;be able to do no more
    86.How come?--How is it?Why?
    87.stick around--stay or wait nearby
    88.make out--get along;manage
    89.turn up--appear,turn out,show up
    90.hold off--postpone;delay
    91.over one's head--beyond one's power to understand
    92.stock up--buy up;lay in a good supply of
    93.stay put--stay in place;not leave
    94.keep up--continue
    95.tie up--occupy completely
    96.in and out--coming in and going out often
    97.make ends meet--make one's income suffice without incurring debt
    98.on and on--without stopping
    99.out of this world--wonderful;great
    100.in a row--(1)in line;in alignment
    (2)in succession;successively
    101.wait around--waiting in vain
    102.cool off(down)--make or become calm
    103.hold the grudge--having hard feelings
    104.come a long way--show much improvement;make great progress
    105.straighten out--correct a mistake;make you realize you are wrong
    106.once and for all--finally or decisively
    107.put...away--put in the right place or out of sight
    108.out of it--not concerned with;not involved in
    109.bump into--meet by chance;run into
    110.out of stock--lacking a supply of,especially temporarily
    111.per se--in itself
    112.keep to oneself--avoid the society of others
    113.go out of one's way--make special effort to help somebody or dosomething
    114.put up--accomodate;lodge
    115.under the weather--some what ill;in low spirit
    116.come in handy--prove useful
    117.talk one out of--make one leave off or forego something by talking
    118.wait on--serve;attend as a servant
    119.go all out--make one's utmost effort
    120.on sale--at a reduced price
    121.try out--enter as a competitor
    122.pass up--give up;renounce;reject
    123.on behalf of--as a representative of
    124.stay up--not to go to bed
    125.the odds are--the chances are;the probability is
    126.hold over--postpone
    127.out of order--in the wrong arrangement or condition;not working right
    128.booked up--have no seats or rooms left;have no free time left
    129.fit in--find time to see someone
    130.go in one ear and out the the other--make no impression
    131.measure up--have the necessary qualifications
    132.change of pace--a temporary shift or variation in the normal routine or
    regular pattern of activity
    133.run out of--exhaust the quantity or supply of
    134.go by--follow;obey
    135.take it out on--cause someone else to suffer for one's own misfortune or
    dissatisfaction
    136.get around to--find the necessary time for
    137.put out--disturb; annoy